árlegt

árlegt is Icelandic for a class of adjectives that means annual or yearly. It describes things that occur every year or pertain to the year as a unit. The word is used to characterize events, periods, budgets, reports, or other phenomena with a yearly recurrence. In Icelandic, árlegt is an adjective and can modify nouns in various grammatical forms according to gender, number, and definiteness, following the standard inflection rules for -legt adjectives.

Etymology and related forms: árlegt is formed from the noun ár (year) with the suffix -legt, which creates adjectives that convey a quality related to the base noun. Cognates exist in other Scandinavian languages, such as Norwegian and Swedish årlig and Danish årlig/årligt, which share the same root meaning “annual.” This reflects a common Nordic linguistic pattern where year-related terminology is expressed with similar roots and suffixes.

Usage: árlegt is used in contexts that describe annual frequency or association with a year. It can refer to schedules, periods, financial matters, statistics, or events that recur in each calendar year. The word functions as an ordinary attributive or predicative adjective and follows normal Icelandic adjective inflection for gender, number, and definiteness.

Grammar: As a descriptive adjective, árlegt declines like other adjectives ending in -legt. The exact form changes with grammatical gender and definiteness, and it participates in matching the noun it modifies in number and case, in keeping with Icelandic agreement rules.

See also: Icelandic language; calendar year; annual terms in Nordic languages.